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Professor Alex Seago

Professor of Cultural Studies

Contact:
Email: [email protected]
School: Department of Communications & The Arts
Research centre: International Visual Arts and Cultures

Research interests

  • Visual Culture
  • Cultural Studies
  • Popular Culture
  • Popular Music
  • Cultural Globalization
  • Design History

  • B.A. (Hons.) American Studies & English Literature. University of Birmingham. 1975.
  • University of Birmingham – University of Kansas Exchange Scholar. 1975.
  • M.A. American Studies. University of Kansas. 1979.
  • Ph.D. Cultural History. Royal College of Art . 1990.
  • Alex Seago & Anne Massey ‘Pop Design : Pop Art’ Bloomsbury Press, London 2015. (Current commission/Current research).
  • Entries on ‘Culture’ and ‘Popular Music’ for Cambridge Dictionary of Modern History (2018) and Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Globalization (2012).
Cover of "Burning the Box of Beautiful Things" by Alex Seago features abstract art with text overlays and a silhouette of a person.
Cover of "Burning the Box of Beautiful Things" by Alex Seago features abstract art with text overlays and a silhouette of a person.
A collage featuring vintage British-style pop art elements, including target motifs, mustard labels, and transportation tickets. Edited by Anne Massey and Alex Seago.
A collage featuring vintage British-style pop art elements, including target motifs, mustard labels, and transportation tickets. Edited by Anne Massey and Alex Seago.